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- English Word Opeidoscope Definition An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it.
- English Word Opelet Definition A bright-colored European actinian (Anemonia, / Anthea, sulcata); -- so called because it does not retract its tentacles.
- English Word Open Definition Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.
- English Word Open Definition Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.
- English Word Open Definition Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
- English Word Open Definition Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.
- English Word Open Definition Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.
- English Word Open Definition Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt.
- English Word Open Definition Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.
- English Word Open Definition Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.
- English Word Open Definition Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.
- English Word Open Definition Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the an far is open as compared with the a in say.
- English Word Open Definition Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.
- English Word Open Definition Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.
- English Word Open Definition Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.
- English Word Open Definition Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.
- English Word Open Definition To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter.
- English Word Open Definition To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
- English Word Open Definition To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
- English Word Open Definition To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.
- English Word Open Definition To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting.
- English Word Open Definition To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.
- English Word Open Definition To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.
- English Word Open Definition To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.
- English Word Open Definition To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.
- English Word Open Definition To bark on scent or view of the game.
- English Word Open-air Definition Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting.
- English Word Open-eyed Definition With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.
- English Word Open-handed Definition Generous; liberal; munificent.
- English Word Open-headed Definition Bareheaded.